W065--Notice of Intent to Sole Source - Karl Storz Equipment Lease - Base + 2 Option Periods - VA Maine HCS (Togus)
Veterans Affairs · 241-NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 01 (36C241)
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation 36C24127Q0003 in this department, oldest first.
- Sep 29, 2026 · this noticeSpecial Notice
Next steps for this stage
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- Answer the notice: this is when the requirement can still be shaped.
- Contact the contracting officer named on the notice.
- Check who won similar work; they are the likely bidders.
What the notice says
1. Description of Requirement� VA Maine HCS (Togus) intends to award a firm-fixed-price contract for a NEW 36-month lease of Karl Storz endoscopy video systems, insufflators, wireless video components, monitors, carts, rigid and flexible scopes (including NIR/ICG imaging), OEM installation/configuration, training, and full-service maintenance. This lease supports continuity of surgical and diagnostic operations across General Surgery, Urology, Gynecology, ENT/Airway, and Arthroscopy.� 2. Period of Performance� Base Year: 11/01/2026 10/31/2027� Option� Year 1: 11/01/2027 10/31/2028� Option� Yea… (show all)
r 2: 11/01/2028 10/31/2029� Contract Type: Firm-Fixed-Price; Commercial Items (FAR Part 12)� 3. Intended Source� L1 Enterprises Incorporated (SDVOSB) is the exclusive authorized SDVOSB reseller� designated� by Karl Storz Endoscopy America, Inc. to provide and service the required endoscopy systems and scopes for VA Maine HCS (Togus). OEM authorization is documented in the acquisition record.� 4. Justification (Summary)� VA Maine HCS requires OEM-authorized lease, installation/configuration, and full service/maintenance of Karl Storz systems to ensure clinical compatibility, sterilization/processing continuity, and patient safety. The OEM has� identified� L1 Enterprises (SDVOSB) as the exclusive authorized reseller for this solution at� Togus; no other vendor� is authorized to� furnish� the complete lease plus OEM service scope. A written sole-source justification has been prepared and will be made publicly available after award per FAR posting requirements.� 5. Anticipated Award Date� On or about November 1, 2026.� 6. Response Instructions (This is NOT a solicitation)� Evidence of current OEM authorization from Karl Storz Endoscopy America, Inc. for lease and full-service support of the listed systems/scopes at VA Maine HCS (Togus).� Detailed description of equipment equivalency and clinical compatibility addressing the complete PWS.� Past performance for comparable endoscopy system leases and maintenance (VA/DoD/hospital systems).� NAICS 339112 business size and active SAM registration (UEI).� � Submission: Email PDF to Dewan Britton, Contract Specialist dewan.britton@va.gov� Subject Line: "Capability Statement NOI Sole Source Karl Storz Lease (Togus)".� 7. Disclaimers� This Special Notice does not constitute a solicitation; no RFQ/RFP is available.� The Government will not reimburse costs incurred for responses.� The Government reserves the right to cancel this notice.� Information received will be used solely to� determine� whether to conduct a competitive procurement.�
Who won similar work
10 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Match: Same office, same NAICS 334510.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| ITAMAR MEDICAL, INC. | 2 | $293K | Mar 10, 2026 |
| RHYFEL, INC | 2 | $172K | May 12, 2026 |
| SPECTRUM MEDICAL INC | 1 | $711K | Aug 27, 2025 |
| AB MARTIN SERVICES INC | 1 | $73K | May 19, 2026 |
| AFTER ACTION MEDICAL AND DENTAL SUPPLY, LLC | 1 | $64K | Oct 25, 2024 |
| TERATECH CORPORATION | 1 | $25K | Jun 18, 2025 |
| NATUS MEDICAL INCORPORATED | 1 | $24K | Mar 19, 2025 |
| THE MACLEAN GROUP LLC | 1 | $19K | Oct 2, 2025 |
Value counts single-winner awards. "Shared" awards are multiple-award contracts that list every winner with the same total ceiling; that ceiling is not one company's win, so it is not added in.
- May 19, 2026AB MARTIN SERVICES INC$73K6515--Visual Eyes 525 - Audiology Equipment Upgrade
- May 12, 2026RHYFEL, INC$137K6515--Natus electroencephalogram (EEG) acquisition systems upgrade
- Mar 10, 2026ITAMAR MEDICAL, INC.$110K6515--WatchPAT One Direct Program (WRJ)
- Oct 2, 2025THE MACLEAN GROUP LLC$19K6515--ML26-8 Transducer EPIQ Elite Upgrade Philips NNAV636
- Sep 18, 2025ITAMAR MEDICAL, INC.$184K6515--Connecticut WatchPAT ONE Services
- Sep 5, 2025RHYFEL, INC$35K6515--NATUS Ambulatory Monitoring EEG System Upgrade
- Aug 27, 2025SPECTRUM MEDICAL INC$711K6515-- Heart-Lung Bypass Machines - VA Connecticut Healthcare
- Jun 18, 2025TERATECH CORPORATION$25K6525--Transducers : Anesthesiology
- Mar 19, 2025NATUS MEDICAL INCORPORATED$24K6515--405-25-2-7821-0046: EMG machine
- Oct 25, 2024AFTER ACTION MEDICAL AND DENTAL SUPPLY, LLC$64K6515--Zoll AED + CaseReview/Dashboard Providence BPA Task Order Modification to Swap Zoll AEDs-Covers for Zoll AED 3 Hospital Packages
Competitive landscape
For the 8 most frequent past winners above. Lobbying is matched by the company's exact name or exact ticker; agencies are as named on the filings.
- 0 of these past winners lobbied Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA) since 2024 (0 filings)
- 0 of their lobbyists list a past Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA) job
- No corporate PAC money from them to the overseeing committees since 2024
- 0 foreign-agent (FARA) registrations
Policy around it
Bills the past winners named while lobbying this agency's issues, rules from the department, and executive orders that name the agency, last 12 months.
- 0 bills named on the past winners' lobbying filings
- 25 rules from the department in the last 12 months
- 0 executive orders naming the agency in the last 12 months
Market
For past winners matched exactly to a listed company. Insider trades are open-market buys and sells (Form 4) in the last 90 days, shown as facts; our own study found insiders do not reliably buy ahead of awards.
- 0 of the past winners are listed companies
- 0 insider buys and 0 insider sells at them in the last 90 days
Sources: SAM.gov notices and award notices; Senate LDA lobbying filings; FEC filings; FARA; Federal Register; congress.gov; SEC Form 4. Every row above links to its record.
Companies are matched to tickers by exact name only. A company we could not match shows no market rows; that is a miss, not a finding.